Elaphrosaurus bambergi Janensch, 1920

Elaphrosaurus bambergi Janensch, 1920

Werner Janensch created the genus name of this fleet-footed biped, Elaphrosaurus , based on a striking feature of its anatomy: “I am naming the coelurosaur of Tendaguru Elaphrosaurus (ἐλαφρός / elaphrós meaning ‘light’ / ‘light-footed’) 75 for the light, high build of its hind extremities, which suggests great swiftness.” Altogether, the name means something like “light-footed lizard.” In his species description, Janensch dedicated the only known species of Elaphrosaurus to “the loyal and high-minded friend and patron of the Tendaguru Expedition, the esteemed factory owner Mr. Paul Bamberg of Wannsee, near Berlin.” 76 Industrialist Paul Adolf Bamberg was the owner of Bamberg-Werke (renamed Askanier-Werke in 1912), one of the German Empire’s leading manufacturers of precision instruments and optical equipment. 77 Its products were known for being highly precise, and they enjoyed an excellent reputation among scientists. Bamberg donated 15,000 marks to the Tendaguru Expedition, making him one of the largest sponsors of the dig. 78